Uncovering the Works by Early Modern Women Printers: an Experiment with Generative AI

<p dir="ltr">The contributions of women to the printing trade during the hand press era have long been under-documented, leaving significant historical gaps in our understanding of early print culture. This article presents a project that usesChatGPT-4o, agenerative artificial intelligence (AI)chatbot,to help bridge those gaps by identifying, analyzing, and contextualizing the work of women printers represented in the University of Notre Dame’s rare book collections.</p>